The SCMC Laboratory is dedicated to providing both patients and physicians with accurate diagnostic testing by utilizing state-of-the-art equipment. It offers both clinical pathology and anatomic pathology.

The laboratory at SCMC is conveniently located on the lobby level of the hospital, next to the operating room, radiology and Same Day Surgery. It is licensed by the State of California and accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Joint Commission.

What is a pathologist?

A pathologist is a physician specialist who has five years of post-medical school training in laboratory medicine. A few pathologists will continue their training for another year or two in order to sub-specialize in a field of interest.

A pathologist’s duties:

  • Examine all tissue removed during surgery
  • Provide consultations for surgeons
  • Examine tissue submitted from doctors’ offices
  • Interpret cervical PAP smears and body fluids
  • Perform bone marrow biopsies and aspirations
  • Be involved in hospital committees including cancer committees, which insure the highest quality of medical care in the hospital
  • Act as medical director of clinical laboratory

Frequently Asked Questions

The Department of Pathology

All of the pathologists are clinical instructors at UCI Medical School. They are licensed by the State of California and accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Joint Commission.

Christopher Vanley, M.D.
Medical Director of Laboratory
Board Certified Clinical and Anatomic Pathologist
Board Certified Cytopathologist

Eric Miyamoto, M.D.
Medical Director of Laboratory
Board Certified Clinical and Anatomic Pathologist
Board Certified Cytopathologist

Lawrence Machtinger, M.D.
Head of Dermatopathology
Board Certified Clinical and Anatomic Pathologist
Board Certified Dermatopathologist

Raul Del Rosario, M.D.
Board Certified Clinical and Anatomic Pathologist
Board Certified Dermatopathologist

For More Information

If you have questions or need more information, please contact us.

Anatomic Pathology
949 499-7288

General Clinical Laboratory
949 499-7178